Weeks N P
J Psychiatr Ment Health Nurs. 1996 Apr;3(2):95-101. doi: 10.1111/j.1365-2850.1996.tb00069.x.
This paper argues that the secularization of madness, during the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries, occurred as a consequence of cultural change that accompanied the social upheavals of the age. In examining the reconciliation of competing explanations for madness, from theological and empirical viewpoints, it is suggested that these paradigms were never totally separated and argued that developments during this period were a consequence of continual interaction and dialogue between these contrasting views. Furthermore, it is suggested that an understanding of these changing times can illuminate present debates surrounding mental illness.
本文认为，在17和18世纪，疯狂的世俗化是伴随该时代社会动荡的文化变革的结果。在从神学和经验主义观点审视对疯狂的各种相互竞争的解释的调和时，有人提出这些范式从未完全分离，并认为这一时期的发展是这些截然不同的观点之间持续互动和对话的结果。此外，有人认为，理解这些变化的时代可以阐明当前围绕精神疾病的辩论。
